From Clown To Carpenter To Inventor

Greece Post:

It started out – like all good ideas, some might say – as a dream.

The vision was so clear in George St. George’s mind he couldn’t get back to sleep. He couldn’t even stop when his wife, Peggy, asked what he was doing up in the middle of the night.

“It shot me right out of bed, and the cell phone was sitting right in front of my face – the image of it,” he said.

George’s idea is for the Stick It Buddy. The device, about the size of a cell phone, allows hands-free cell phone use while driving. A holder with Velcro wraps around the seatbelt. Slap another piece of Velcro (it comes with it) on the back of the phone, and stick it to the holder. It’s adjustable, so you can slide it near the driver’s ear or on your lap.

St. George, 65, has racked his brain trying to figure out where the idea came from. Perhaps his driving-based occupations – he used to drive tractor trailers and is now a self-employed plasterer – planted the seed.

But once the idea came to mind, St. George worked at perfecting it, trying out different materials until he got it just right. Then, he applied for a patent, which he received last November. Now, he’s focusing on selling his device through word-of-mouth advertising and is developing a Web site for it.

To learn more about the Stick It Buddy, or to order one, call (585) 704-6590.

Photo by Carrie Ann Grippo.

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